Newark is located at (39.679111, -75.758040). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.1 km sq (8.9 square miles), all land. Originally surrounded by farmland, Newark is now surrounded by housing developments in some directions, although farmland remains just over the state lines in Maryland and Pennsylvania. To the north and west are small hills, but south and east of the City, the land is flat (part of Newark falls in the Piedmont geological region and part of the City is in the Coastal Plain geological region, as is the majority of the land in the State of Delaware). Despite the fact that Newark is located roughly halfway between Philadelphia (approximately 45 miles away) and Baltimore (approximately 55 miles away) and is part of densely populated New Castle County, there is a large amount of public parkland surrounding the City. To the South is Iron Hill Park (part of the New Castle County Park System), to the west (in Cecil County, MD) is Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area, and to the North is White Clay Creek State Park and White Clay Creek Preserve (in Chester County, PA). Also nearby is Middle Run Natural Area, which is part of the New Castle County Park System. These parks provide ample hiking, mountain biking, and horse back riding opportunities. White Clay Creek State Park and Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area are comprised of land formerly owned by the DuPont family that was later ceded to the states of Delaware and Maryland, respectively. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark%2C_Delaware